Wetang’ula raises alarm over rural teacher shortage, urges fair deployment
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has raised concern over teacher shortages in rural schools, urging equitable distribution despite ongoing recruitment efforts...
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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has expressed serious concern over the significant teacher shortage in rural schools, calling for urgent government intervention to ensure equitable deployment.
- The Speaker highlighted that St. Francis Kolongolo Girls Secondary School faces a deficit of up to 28 teachers.
- Key figures involved include National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula and the Ministry of Education.
- Despite the government employing over 100,000 teachers, disparities between urban and rural schools persist, leading to critical staffing gaps in institutions like Kolongolo Secondary.
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